The number of COVID-positive patients at the hospital in Chatham right now is holding steady, a Chatham-Kent police officer has been charged with impaired driving after a single-vehicle crash in Chatham last night, a Dresden man has been fined $500 after he pleaded guilty to stealing a Black Lives Matter flag back in June of last year.

Chatham-Kent police are trying to find several exotic animals that were stolen from a zoo in Chatham-Kent, public health officials are reminding you to call all of your recent contacts if you think you have COVID-19 even if you can't get tested to prove it, and Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers are thanking their tipsters for helping police to seize more than $300,000 in drugs and stolen property in the area last year.

Evening News for Wednesday, January 5, 2022

You'll want to steer clear of Erie Shore Drive right now because there's water over the road there again, the number of COVID-positive patients at the hospital in Chatham is down slightly today, and no child in Chatham-Kent went without Christmas this year thanks again to the Chatham Goodfellows.

Ontario’s police oversight agency has cleared a Chatham-Kent police officer who shot a 63-year-old Tilbury man last fall, Ontario is back in step two of the reopening plan now and local businesses are bracing for a tough winter, and the hospital in Chatham is now in an "unsustainable position" as a surge of COVID positive patients continues to fill up the ICU beds there.

Evening News for Tuesday, January 4, 2022

The Intensive Care Unit at the hospital in Chatham is full again, Chatham-Kent's Medical Officer of Health says the number of active cases in the area continues to grow, and Chatham-Kent residents have the chance to support a good cause and possibly win some cash while doing that.

As of midnight tonight, you won't be able to eat inside restaurants or go to a gym, Ontario is pausing all non-urgent surgeries starting tomorrow, and students across Ontario will return to virtual learning when school starts up again tomorrow.

Schools move online and Ontario moves back to step two.  These stories, and more, are in your noon news on the go.

Afternoon News for Monday, January 3, 2022